Bronwyn Katz

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Bronwyn Katz (born 1993) is a South African sculptor and visual artist. She is a founding member of iQhiya Collective, a network of young black womxn artists based in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early years and education

Katz was born in 1993 in Kimberley, South Africa. [2] She attended the University of Cape Town, South Africa and graduated in 2015 with a BFA. [6] She was awarded with the Simon Gerson Prize at the University of Cape Town. [1] [7]

Career

Katz's works incorporates sculpture, installation, video and performance. Using the concept of land as a repository of memory, Her works reflect the notion of place or space as lived experience and hence the ability of the land to remember and communicate the memory of its occupation. [3] In 2016, her solo exhibition titled Groenpunt was held at Blank Projects in Cape Town. [1] [4] [8] [7]

Exhibitions

Katz has held five solo exhibitions and participated in several group exhibitions including; [1] [2] [3] [4] [8] [7] [9]

Residencies

Awards

Personal life

Katz lives and works in Johannesburg. [5] [7]

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